The defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Cadillac Escalade, 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, 2015-2018 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Yukon vehicles. The amount of vacuum created by the vacuum pump may decrease over time.
The risk
As the vacuum level drops, the brake assist decreases, increasing braking effort, extending the distance required to stop the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the Electronic Brake Control Module, free of charge. The recall began October 8, 2019. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192268490.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| GMC Yukon | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Escalade | 2015 | 98 | 9 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 2016 | 89 | 4 |
| Cadillac Escalade | 2017 | 51 | 2 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2014 | 1,436 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2015 | 1,110 | 11 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2016 | 797 | 12 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2017 | 714 | 7 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 1500 | 2018 | 521 | 7 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2015 | 431 | 11 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2016 | 220 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2017 | 142 | 5 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 2018 | 84 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2015 | 659 | 14 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2016 | 256 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2017 | 174 | 4 |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 2018 | 105 | 3 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2014 | 743 | 9 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2015 | 720 | 9 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2016 | 343 | 8 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2017 | 355 | 6 |
| GMC Sierra 1500 | 2018 | 305 | 7 |
| GMC Yukon | 2015 | 529 | 10 |
| GMC Yukon | 2016 | 270 | 5 |
| GMC Yukon | 2017 | 196 | 3 |
| GMC Yukon | 2018 | 70 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2019
23 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; General Motors LLC filed 272 campaigns in all.
| 19V915000 20 Dec 2019 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 19V909000 19 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V904000 18 Dec 2019 | Ford Motor Company |
| 19V826000 18 Nov 2019 | Piaggio Group Americas. Inc. |
| 19V807000 8 Nov 2019 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 19V804000 8 Nov 2019 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
| 19V704000 3 Oct 2019 | General Motors LLC |
| 19V705000 3 Oct 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019